Coproduction Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati

Andrei Korobeinikov, a pianist of striking virtuosity and rare sensitivity, returns to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées for a singular recital, moving between Beethoven, Scriabin and Keith Jarrett.

Korobeinikov stands apart in today’s piano landscape. Discovered at a very young age, this prodigious musician, also a trained lawyer and published author, has built a reputation for an approach that is both deeply intellectual and strikingly free. His playing captivates as much through technical command as through expressive depth and interpretative insight. True to his taste for unconventional programmes, he proposes a journey across styles and eras, where Beethoven’s classicism meets Scriabin’s visionary language and the improvisational universe of Keith Jarrett.

The recital opens with Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 21, “Waldstein”, one of the major works of the composer’s heroic period. Its scale and unprecedented virtuosity mark a decisive step in the evolution of the piano sonata.

Korobeinikov then turns to Scriabin, a composer with whom he has developed a close artistic affinity. Written in 1907, the Fifth Sonata breaks away from classical form, favouring colour, harmony and rhythmic drive. The Waltz Op. 38 offers a more intimate counterpart.

The programme reaches its peak with the first part of Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert, one of the most celebrated improvisations of the 20th century. Recorded live in Cologne in 1975, this entirely improvised concert has become a singular musical landmark. Rarely performed in recital, it finds in Korobeinikov an ideal interpreter, capable of capturing both its freedom and its inner tension.

A singular recital carried by a musician of rare eloquence, often described by the press as a “chameleon pianist”.

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